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Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-02-06

Fort Assinaboins. Mont. Telegram:
The Indian commissioners, Judge
Wright and Messrs. Daniels and Lar
rabee, after council Of four days. dur.
alton at old Fort Belkpap, now used
as the agency for the Indian tribes of
this northwestern reservation, con-
cluded their labors In o most satisfac-
tory manner 10 all parties concerned.
All of the absent members Of the
tribes were called In and by . unani-
nous vote they agreed to relinquish
oil rights in the land now leld for
their use, under the following condi-
tions: They to retain . reservation
con aiming about one-hslf million of
acres, bounded a. follows: From the
mouth Of Snake creek on Milk river
due south to q point directly west Of the
Little Recky mountains; thence east
TO the little Rockies; thence along the
south crest Of these mountains TO the
eastern crest OF the Three Buttes, at
the eastern extremity of theae noun.
tains; thence north 10 the mouth Of
Peoples creek on the MIX river;
thence up the centre Of the bed Of the
Milk river TO place Of beginning, FORM
ing almost q perfect square, in which
Is included farming, grazing and wood
ed land and sufficient water. In I'd.
dition 10 this land is allowed 100 acres
for the Catholic mission, including
their present location on Peoples
creek, il being understood that this
grant will not interfere with or
be to the prejudice Of any
other society, creed or SCHOOL.
For lrelinquishing the large body of
land, tre Indians are to receive mon-
ey consideration amounting 10 the sum
of $l50, 900 annually for the period Of
10 years. From here the commission
ers 90 to the Blackfoot agency, which
will complete their labors in northern
Montana, ard upon their return 10
Helena they will hasten TO forward
their consolidated report 10 Washing
ington 10 order that IL may be ratified
by the present Congress. From Hels-
na, II 90 instructed, they will visit the
Crows upon their reservation, but IL
no such Instructions are received they
will proceed to Idaho and Washington
territories. The commissioners are
spoken Of in the highest terms by the
Indians, who unite in declaring that
they were treated with in the fariest
manner.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-02-06
Serving Two Masters.

Senator b ck's ILL 10 prevent con-
grsssmen from receiving fees - rail.
road attorneys 10 meeting with consid-
erable opposition. The converse Of
this proposition, however, 10 90 sug-
gestive and so unpopular just now that
II IL likely TO deter good deal Of this
opposition from manifesting itself
openly. The bill is Q proper one.
Congress 10 full Of railroad attorneys
and railroad men. To say that they
are there in the interests Of railroads
would not be fair In all cases, but that
there should be 30 many OF them
has about it an air Of suspicious con-
temporaDeousness." To allow men 10
hold positions Of legal advisors and
counselors TO great corporations sus.
tanning such peculiar relations to the
government as the land grant rail
roads, or any other subsidized corpora
tions, and st the same time sit In Con.
gress To frame laws 10 regulate such
corporations and protect the govern
ment's interests, 10 placing entirely
too much confidence In human nature.
Mr.. Beck's bill proposes 10 make the
one incapacitate any man for the
other position.
The opposition is coming from some
of the leading men in the Senate, but
they are known as corporation law
yers. For months the country waited
patiently for Senator Evarts to- in form
1t of his opinions In regard TO q very
i'm portant financial matter bearing on
the status Of the silver dollar. Not q
word came; but no sooner was Mr..
Beck's bill before the Senate than the
New York Senator recovered his &C.
customed copiousness OF uttersnce
and Indignantly denounced all inter.
ference with what has seemingly come
to be part OF "sentorial privilege. y
Even that wonderful embodiment OF
sentorisl frigidity, Mr.. Edmunds fair
perspir,s In his effort TO defeat such an
infringement of his personal rights.
Perhaps the effect Of such . Law
would be TO deprive the United States
Of the services Of some of the ablrsI
among our public men; but II the gov
ernment cannot afford rs good talent
for public service as private concerni
eau afford TO hire, that does Eot argu.
thut tuc koNCtuhtht choou NuPfos
the same attorney who is retained
with larger fee by the other sid'
simply for the sake Of getting . good
one. 1t 10 not necessary. There Ar
plenty Of occupations in which publi,
men may employ their spare time
they are not paid for full time-with
out compromising themselves as pub
lie officers.
There Is something peculiarly graft
flying, too, Ia the midst OF these refiec
tions concerning senatorial relationi
to great corporations. to be able to re
call such an old fashioned sentiment
as this from man recently elected 4
the United States Senate from q north
western state: ~ have striven for the
honor and influence OF the senatorial
Office during my entire career and
have earnestly endeavored to become
qualified for its duties and responsible
ities, IL We had more men In Con
gress who were ready TO place that es.
timate upon their position, there would
be less need Of such bills as Mr.. Beck
has introduced. - Minneapolis Journal
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-02-06
Their Wyoming Branch.

Miles, Strevell & Ulmer have Ar
ranged 10 start branch store at Buff
fslo. Wyo., ana Steve Manchester,
well known in this city rs = former
partner Of T. J. Bryan's In the lumber
business, will be In charge. From the
Big Horn Sentinel OF the 29th ult. We
take the following:
The firm of Miles. Strevell d Ulmer,
leading hardware merchants Of Miles
City. Mont, are about to establish q
hardware store In Buffalo, arrange
ments to that end having been COM
pleted within the past two weeks. The
name of Miles & Strevell 10 familiar
to many of the residents of johnson
county, they having been engaged In
the hard ware business In Miles since
the opening of the Yellowstone coun-
try for settlement, and by their strict
business integrity, and straightfo
dealings with their patrons they have
built up an enormous trade. Mr.. Ul-
mer, the Junior member Of the firm,
was formerly connected with the hard
ware house Of Star d Bullock
of Deadwood, and enjoys
the reputation with his CO.
partners as being thorough
bred In the business. With the enor-
nous amount of capital Vt their COM
mand, their knowledge Of the busi-
ness, and their large circle Of acquaint-
ances, the new firm will undoubtedly
p,aat xy ith n aucceasfui career In our
midst. Their business In Buffalo will
be under the management OF Mr..
Steve f. Manchester, formerly OF
Miles City, but more recently residing
In Chicago, who also has a thorough
knowledge of the business and the
wants of the western trade. Mr..
Manchester is expected TO arrive
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-02-06
MET AND ADJOURNED
Too Cold for the Aristocratic
Councillors to do Business
Yesterday. =
The House Passes Several Bills
Among Them the Variety
Theatre Substitute.
MONTANA LEGIsLATURE.
Fifteenth session.
TwRNTY-sIXTH DAY.
Special Telegram 70 the YELLowsroER JOURNAL

TwRNTY-sIxTH DAY.
Special Telegram 70 the YELLowsrorR JOURNAL.
COUNCIL.
HELENA. Feb. 6.-Snowed under
and drowned out; met and adjourned.
HOUSE.
Buskstts registration act excites q
discussion and its passage 10 doubtful.
Notices were made, by Blake, b
codify the laws; also, relating 10 the
payment Of costs and fines In criminal
cases; by Muth relating 10 the prop.
erty Of nonresident minor-hein; by
Harwood. amending the Yellowstone
county creating act; also, concerning
the penalty for non-payment Of taxes.
Bills passed: House Joint memorial
No. 7. for the appropriation Of Sl0O, ,0OO
to build the Cooke City wagon road;
house bill No. 81, relating TO trustees Of
religious corporations; house bill No.
l3, the variety theatre substitute bill,
was passed with three negative votes.
Bills introduced: House bill No. 40,
by Hsrwood. regulates the appeal
from the order granting new trials In
district court. Adjourned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-22
HENRY HOFFMAN, TELLS HIS STORY.
now wERRISGER CAME TO HIS DEATH-THE TRIAL
TO BE FINISHED TODAY

how wERRINGRR CAME TO HIS DEATH-IHE TRIAL
TO DE FINISHED TO-DAY
Henry Hoffman, who killed his fellow workman, Her
werrnger, May 10. told his story OF the affair
yesterday the jury In the General Sessions Hoffman
is middle-aged German Of fair intelligence. He gave
his testimony slowly, but without much hesitation, and
did not contradict himself on cross-examnation.
The testimony brought out at the morning session
tended to show that the murder deliberate one
Charles Cooper n varnsher at the factory where Hoff-
ana the dead man worked. testified that while the
men were In Sigers Nquor-store few minutes before
the killing the prisoner said to the witness who had Just
out tonight yet" Assistant District.Auorney Davis
called the proprietor OF the store witness and the
prosecution was then closed.
Ex-Assemblyman House called Police Sergeant Hop
kns to prove that HoffInan's face badly bruised
when he station house after the stab
bling took place The defendant then went to the wit
moss stand. He said:
Idink glasses beer that day Herman Werringer
ringer the botner OF the DECEASED man. an we agreed
should which could knock the others hat on first
Charley knocked hat aud then Knocked ms
hat on II all pleasant tar knew Charley went
out few minutes erward he and Herman came IN aud
Herman sai; II there's fighting TO be done III do H.
aud struck In the face Then he went out ana when tue
OF Charley behind and hit me In
the back of tho head ana Herman hit mo In 'front.' They
knocked while Charley held Herman kicked
me- / then went hack 10 me quor Irush
of OF the dirt from clothing Toe bsrkeeper ordered
went out and walked down Elzabeth-st toward
forehead and got part OF the way
toward the but lie kept hitting me until was afraid
that he would kill do not remember exactly what TOOK
place bat must have stabbed him with this knife
The knife has short strong blade and Is OF the kind
used in HOmans business. Several blows IN tnc breast
and abdomen OF Werringer cansed his death Honnans
story made some impression those who heard IT, he
denied having threatened to kill the man who assaled
him, Hoffman's trial will be finished TO day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-22
WHY YOUNG CROOK SHOT HIMSELF.

POLICE CAPTAIN JEwETr MAKES AN INyEsTIGA-
TIov WITH INTERESTING RESULTS.
When Police Captain Jewett learned of the re-
markabe story told by young George Crook. of No.
lao South Oxiorast, Brooklyn, ia regard to the en-
trance OF a burglar into his sunday morning
and his being shot in the forearm aud losing S57 in
money. the captain act OF work to ascertain the
reasons which might have led Crook to wound him
self snd aege that he had lost some money. When
he had found out what h wanted 10 know he re-
turned to Crooks house. but vas not allowed to SEQ
the Wounded youth. The next day Crooks friends
expressed great astonshrnent any should inn
pugn tho honesty oil the young man. Nrs Gro ok
asserted that her owed only $40 and had no
motive for iahricatng story, and claimed that only
because the police could not IND tue burglar they
maintained that none existed.
The matter WAS put in the hands of DR.. Corey. the
family physician. AMI ex-Corporhtion Counsel John
A. Taylor, who arranged 20 meet Captain Jewett yes
terday at Police Headquarters. They met in Suprrn-
teldeni Campbells office. aud Captain Jewett soon
made known the iacts which showed That yonhg
Crook had substantial tor desiring TO account
for the loss OF money lie bad found that Crook
claned to have lost money on two previous ooca-
sions lie alleged that hs pocket was robbed OF 81
months ago In the office OF the Niagara lnsur-
ance Company, nhere he worked In the past Al M
mer he slso SAID he had lost about SGD IRON his
pocket when he tell overheard iron boat while 10
the country. Item he boz rowed S6O from TREND,
who was 10 be repaid Rben Crook returned to the
CITY, He got hack q week ago Saturday, but put on
his creditor until HIS mother should r. turn, although
in iact his mother nj rome at the time. W ben
asked by Detective Curran on Sunday where he got
the S57 he was robbed OF he sad he had drawn IT
from the Niagara Insurance Company 6ut u was NOT
part OF his salary. He clai lined that he could get
money IRON the safe at any time by having 1t charged
10 him. Later he told smother police officer that he
hsd saved the money from his -nlary.
Dr.. Carey and Mr. Taylor could not coDtrovert the
cone usons OF the police officials and admitted that
they had only heard side OF the story before and
these facts put n different phase upon IL. The yonng
man and his friends will not make any fuither enort
to set the police Alright upon facts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-22
DESTROYING A PRIVATE BUSINESS.

THE MANNER WHICH A PLACE WAS MADE FOR
DEMOCRATIC POLITICIAN.
suit for So4 900 damages has been brought by Gen
sra BENJAMIN r. Tracy against E. L. Hedden. for some
tune Collector OF this Port The plaintiff in the action is
Colonel James C. Slaght, S0uthst merchant VINO was
at one time OF the prominent shipbuilders OF the
city He served calamity through the War, and few
years after entered into the tobacco trade His
connection with the trade led to the development OF
business In which he was engaged for nearly ten years
BY the ARBITRARY action Of Collector Hedden he has been
deprived OF this business, being replaced by Demo
cratic politician.
All imported cigars arrival In the city are taken 10
the public stores, where they are inspected by the
Custom House officials The inspectors cannot ey the
statute aix OF cancel Internal Reveue stamp This
has 20 he by the importer or his agent aud then
certified TO by the Inspector Colonel Saght made an
arrangement with the importers OF the city Dy wnch ne
acted their personal agent afxing and canceng tue
stamps. The position one in which the govern
ment aad no Interest Colonel Slaght did the work LOT
commission OF 20 cents 900 cigars The return on
after Collector Hcdden's appointment Colonel slagnt
was informed that he would no loLger DO Rernttea 70
enter the stores to perform THESE auues ne mi
Jimmy Mccartney. one OF Hubert o. Thompson 8
henchuicn. had received this place The tobacco
action, and Coonei siaght went 20 Washington with a
letter OF introduction from Mrs william T. Doage 70
land him letter TO Secretary Fairchd requesting
immediate investigation OF the case ceveIdi weehs
passed when defence Of his action was received from
Collector Uedden. This sent to Colonel sIaght anu
he epied To it, the Secretary decided In his favor and
directed that Colonel Saght should he restored 10 the
TRIBUNE reporter called Colonel saght Yesterday
10 ask il any action had been taken to restore him. ana
be said that there had not been as Sy
Magono Who stated that there was no cause TOT sueu
proceeding other than that Mr. Holden seemed 10 nave
BAD some friend wnom he wanted TO place IN my DUST
nesx"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-22
PRAISE from BROOKLYN REPUBLICANS

THE SARATOGA CONVENTION HEARTILY AP-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND RESOLUTIONS
The Brooklyn Republican League held meeting at
No 81 Fulon-st. Brooklyn last evening. John Wins
low presiding Thomas u. Mosscrop offered the follow
ing resolutions:
ghereas Republican party OF the State OF Newf ork
assembled al Saratoga on tie isth OF Scpte
adopted sraon o. prncple s and presenel cand
dates Offices 10 be filled at tho coming
election: 49, -
Resoired such declaration OF principles clearly EN-
bodies of tie League upon the pubic questions
therein and demands our hearty and unreserved
approval hereby accorded -
That the candidates presented py sus conveh
ton OF marked capacity aid sterling intcx
riy fitted for public service and We pledge our
unremittng efforts to secure their election
Mr. Winslow said that the Republicans could carry
the -tate by dgert work The saratoga platform was
an excellent QUE and the utterance the temperance
question reached the heart Of the matter Tho sym
pathy with the Irish set forth in the platform
was exciting much attention euch SYM
paihy should be expressed until II became I'm
possible for England TO Cypress the Irish -,
General g. L. Moodford said that he was pleased with
the Republican utterances at Saratoga AMI win the
choice OF candidates The Democratic party had SHOWN
itself incompetent 10 administer the ar'rs OF
Government wisely and justly. TAG Re
publlcans should be restored TO control In MAJ onai
state and local affairs There was nothing To hope Tor
from the Democrats who had simply shown their In
com potency in public Office. .,
D. Benedict said that the record OF the Democratic
party showed that 1t wa, opposed TO civil service re-
form. ,.
me resolutions unanimously adopted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-22
ouprsrJ.y WORKERS IN SESSION.

The Convention OF Christian Workers In the Unico
States and Canada opened yesterday in the chapel OF the
broadway Tabernacle The convention consists OF CHRIS
tIan men and women engaged Interested in 'pec'a
Christian work, mission eyangeiisc, or church efforts
reach the classes outside ordinary minstration VI the
church. There WAS a large attendance, including many
who are especially prominent In this class OF work Inc
ong session was given TO devotional exercises leo pS
he t,sy John T.. Collins, OF New Haven.
The Rev t. ID. Bailey. OF Washington, presided a. inc
.,,.,cooo seszJoo Mr. Collins presented the report OF
conmittee showing what had been done during the
The convention chose the following onlcers FL
ae, the REV r. H. TOrrey Secretariesi tbs Rev Joih
J. Collins N. Robbins and Charles ~ Cues 'e end
and Charles r. Critt3n,on, the Rev. ~.
IIocombe, T. ~ Pernald and George W. Haven. ,,,,
Esw Char,ea n Gutter read . paper entitled hmn'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-22
TIE THEFT AT THE MUSEUM OF ART.

TO the Editor Of Ths TrtbUne
SIR Since many different reports are ps ssing IN
the papers respecting the recent theft in the Museum
none OF which accurate. 1t seems best to give
simple statement of the facts.
On Thursday morning all the cases were cleaned as
usual aud the case la which the gold armlets were
kept intact at 10 O'Clock a. IN. AS visited that
gallery myself at that nour. tow minutes before
Ii the discovery wss sac that the case mad been
forced. and the armets-nutbing ese-were gone.
The case provided with three locks the centre
one "a Yale lock. The Was forced rs the marks
show by jimms." The time which tuief might
have seized for his work, when the Waterman was In
another gallery, could have been but i've minutes
The intrinsic value OF the gold is sone~hat over
800. Close Uebi1d them were other valuable
articles ia solid gold. which were not nolested.
an not without hopes that tho armets will be yet
recovered as their historic valGe to much exceeds
the intrinsic value of the gold.
Rec pectng statement ia one OF tue reports above
mentioned. that come time ago two valuable paint
ings cpt from tho frames" II Is utterly untrue
and the report without d shadow OF foundation. No
paintings painting has ever been cut from the
frame or stolen from the museum.
L. =. DI CEsNoLA.
Netropohtoa Museum Of Art Sept II, 1887.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-22
DR. HORyBLOWER COULD NOT IDENTITY HIM
LIZ Ia xaa Eunene McCarlhY. ace

DR. HORyBLOWER COULD NOT IDENTIFY HIM
man who said he was Eugene Mccarthy, age
twenty-six OF No. 40 Watts-st., went TO the Harlem
Hospital in East Onehundrei and twentieth-st. yes
terday morning. suffering from bullet wound IN the
thigh His explanation OF the wound did not satisfy
the police and they suspected that he was the bnrg,r
who was shot by DIR. hornbewer, In tue physsian's
house on Jersey City Heights Inspector hyrnes wss
informed OF tho aud he sent word 10 Cn'et
Murphy OF the jersey City police Detective Clos oil
Jersey City went to th hospital aud said MCCARTHY
answered the descrip ton OF the burglar. He went
back 10 get Dr. Iornblower. Mccarthy said he Was
shot while crawling under the ieuce OF Union Park,
Morrsania Yesterday morning. There was an Italian
picnc Of the mark aud he tried to get IN without
ticket The place where he lied TO crawl under the
fence was in line with tho target OF the ro range and
he was " sounded by n stray bullet
The poicc did not believe his story and kept hin
under arrest at the hospital. Dr. IIornblower vent
TO the hospital In the afternoon aud looked at Me-
Carrh, but could not identity hIm. lie said IT was
too dark in the room when he exchanged shots with
tho burglars to enable him to recognize 'her faces
Alter they wons away be was laboring under much
excitement and ioC that he had been wounded III the
neck For those reasons he did not follow them ana
get good look ., them after they lett his horse ~
Was said that Mccarthy would be kept prisoner IN
the hospital until the police had time TO trace DIS
mo yements on the night o. the shooting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-22
THE PACIFIC RAILWAY INQUIRY.
TO the EDITOR of TIE frfbune

To the Editor of The frfbune
SIR After the committees OF both Houses OF Con-
gress had considered and reported bills tor settling
the indebtedness of the Pacific Railroads to the Gov
ernment granting on extension OF time the de-
ferred payments ssme one la Washington with an
adverse interest presumably bear speculator, had
influence enough to get resolution introduced into
the House intimatiny that money had been ured Tor
corruptng members and thereby influencing legisa-
tion" and authorizing inquiry TO be made into the
books and accounts. This supposed to be another
Credit Mobilier scandal. Tho House was easily
stsmpeded. the resolution went through, was nat
ural with hardly dissenting voice. the Commission
has been appointed oud has examined the books OF
both the Union and Central Pacific Railroad Com
panies, without thus far obtaining any distinct or
specific allegation of such corrupt use of money by
either company. The Commission seems to be un-
duly impressed with the Importance OF this branch OF
its quiry, and presses 1t Professionally to the exrlu
sion OF the plan OF settlement which it was also
authorized to recommend.
To-day taken up with an examination OF
Ar e. p. Hunting tOu, in attempting to duplicate him
III q wrongful OF money in Influencing legislation.
For this great number OF letters written TO
his co-director Coli, IN, were raked up various
passages prOpounded for his Interpretation 1t is
claimed that these letters, published abound in
clerical errors gar bling affecting the sen-e but In
most the pass ages brought VI Mr.. Huntington
ceeded IN establshng that, so far they gen.
uine they intended to cover legitimate expenses
incurred for parliamentary and lega services. The
words influencing legislation IN the act creating
the Commission OF wide range and vague import.
In one sense anything thing 10 tls country
may be SAID have u direct bearing future legsla
tion. The platforms OF parties, the publication OF
newspaI ers the writing OF letters casting OF ballots,
private correspondence and ordinary ihtere curse
between men, all have their caring, aud are IN
tended to have influence upon future legislation
This is the very genius of institutions That the
legislation shall originate and express tho popular
opinion. The ookbolders III railroad corporations
no detarrea IRON this sacred privilege than
OF er al AMI "a
protecting Inc great yestsd interests III lines oil COM
municaon from tue assaults oil the evi-disposed or
ograrian agitators 10 sometimes tnd seats Ill legs
latIve bodies.
This distinction between legitimate and corrupt
use OF money in elect ions, and 10 legislation. should
be borne IN mind. There is a wide difference be-
tw cen the sums egiiima,ely expended i'll empo, ing
counsel to defend Ia III court. or performing other
necessary service and the improper use oi money IN
suborniny a iuior. Tins distinction the committee
may perhaps Orin, out in their report c. X. j.
Netc- York, Sept IL 1887.